A man who died after being found with head injuries outside a block of Gateshead flats is being laid to rest on Friday.

Family and friends will gather at Saltwell Cemetery for the funeral of Thomas Stewart, of Westminster Street, Bensham, who was found unconscious outside Nile Court flats in Mount Pleasant on December 5.

The 38-year-old father-of-one was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and later died in Newcastle General Hospital.

Alan Wilson, 27, of Eastbourne Avenue, Gateshead, has appeared in court charged with manslaughter.